Cancer in children and young people [electronic resource] : acute nursing care / edited by Faith Gib...
Cancer in children and young people [electronic resource] : acute nursing care / edited by Faith Gib...
Cancer in children and young people [electronic resource] : acute nursing care / edited by Faith Gibson, Louise Sloanes.
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Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2008.
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English
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1 online resource (433 p.)
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text
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computer
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online resource
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Cancer in Children and Young People; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part 1 Chemotherapy; Commentary: Chemotherapy; 1. Principles of Chemotherapy; The history of the development of chemotherapy; Cell cycle; Growth fraction; Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; Protocol...
Reconstitution and preparation of chemotherapeutic agentsPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE); Work practices; Patient support; Setting for chemotherapy administration; Administration of chemotherapy; Routes of administration; Intrathecal route; The intramuscular and subcutaneous routes; References;...
5. Oncological EmergenciesIntroduction; Septic shock; Home care; Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC); Anaphylaxis; Acute tumour lysis syndrome (ATLS); Hyperuricaemia; Hyperkalaemia; Hyperphosphataemia and hypocalcaemia; Nursing implications of ATLS; Spinal cord compression; Conclusion; Refe...
Commentary: Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation7. Background to the Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Procedure; History; Types of transplant; Diseases for which haematopoietic stem cell transplant is a treatment modality; Tissue typing; Adult unrelated donors; References; 8. Preparati...
9. Collection and Infusion of Bone Marrow, Peripheral Blood Stem Cells and Umbilical Cord CellsCollection of bone marrow; Complications of donation; Collection of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC); Venous access; Stem cell collection; Collection of umbilical cord blood cells; Issues surrounding umb...
11. Complications of Stem Cell Transplant
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Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2008.
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[2nd ed.].
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England
Date Published
c2008.
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Much has changed since the first book Paediatric Oncology: Acute Nursing Care (1999), therefore, this new edition encompasses these changes in relation to the practice itself and the evidence that underpins it. Emphasis is placed on ensuring terminology is accurate, in keeping with the language of the current day. The book is divided into six sec...
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Cancer in children and young people [electronic resource] : acute nursing care / edited by Faith Gibson, Louise Sloanes.
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Paediatric oncology.
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Wiley series in nursing
First edition published under title: Paediatric oncology : acute nursing care. London : Whurr, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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c2008.
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74VKapj2dV7A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKapj2dV7A
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ISBN
0-470-51914-2
1-281-31826-4
0-470-98814-2
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618.92/994 618.92994
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991024307771302626
